Guilty subjects and political responsibility: Arendt, Jaspers and the resonance of the 'German question' in politics of reconciliation

Political Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 749-766

  Schaap, Andrew ^a  

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EID: 0039189808     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00340     Document Type: Article

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